 Planning to apply for Spring 2023 intake, this video is going to be your starting point for your visa preparation. So right from the timelines of when the slots are going to open to what are the things you can do right now to kick start your prep, we're going to cover all of this in this video. Keep on watching. Hi guys, my name is Shachi and I'm a travel in a visa coach. On this channel, you'll find lots of useful videos on the US visa process. We have entire playlists for F1 visa. So make sure that you check out all of these videos. Now, when it comes to F1 visas, preparation is the key and starting early is really important. So this video is going to be your starting guide to your F1 visa interview for the Spring 2023 intake. And I'm going to cover the recent trends, the latest updates and also share with you some interview preparation methods and tips. So let's get started. So let's start with the topic which is on everybody's mind and is one of the most frequently asked questions. When will the slots get released? Now, based on the current trends and also the trends of the last year, we are expecting these slots to be released sometime in early to mid October. This is because from April till about August, massive number of F1 visa slots were released and a lot of interviews were conducted. And post this September is sort of the lull period or yeah, the September is the lull period when it comes to F1 visas. In fact, overall in the month of September, we are seeing very few visa slots being released and most of them are for either P1B2 visas or there for the work visas, the H and the L. Very, very few slots are there for the F1 visas. So don't panic if you're not able to see any slots. What you need to do right now is to pay the visa fees, keep tracking regularly and focus more on your interview prep. And the slots will come hopefully sometime in October, but also do keep in mind that even just like the fall intake, even for the spring intake, the slots are going to be limited. So if you do get a chance to give the visa interview, make sure that you are 100% prepared and you smash it in the one go. The second point that I want to cover is what do you do if you have a rejection? Now, many of you appearing for the spring 23 intake might already have a rejection from the fall 22 intake and you have deferred your admit or you might have even applied to a fresh university. So if this is a case with you at this point of time when you have the bandwidth when there are no visa slots available, do invest this time to understand more about your profile and to understand what were the reasons for rejection. Now the reasons for rejection could be multiple, it could be due to gaps in your profile, it could be because of your choice of university or the way you explain why this university, it could also be because of funding. So the first step right now is to understand what was the reason for rejection and fix that in your profile because you can do that right now. To help you do this, we have a 25 minute one-to-one rejection analysis session plan and this session is a one-to-one session with me where you will get a clear idea of why your visa was rejected and what are the steps you can do to fix your profile or rather improve your profile for the next interview. So if you are interested in taking up this one-to-one session, do check the link in the description box below. We are offering this session only in the month of September and the entire purpose of it is to give you that head start and to help you get ready for the upcoming visa process. So the third point that I want to talk about is specific questions which are asked for the spring 2023 intake. Now the visa interviews in spring 23 intakes always sees some specific questions which are normally not asked in the fall intake and these questions are along the lines of why did you opt for spring and not the next fall intake. What have you done in the gap that you had since your fall interview? Some of you might have enrolled for the online course. Either it might be a bridge or a prerequisite program or you might have even started the first semester online. So you could also be asked questions on what are the courses that you're taking right now and why did you decide to enroll online. So it's really important that apart from the regular F1 visa questions, you're also ready for these specific spring 2023 questions. As we go along, we are going to be releasing more videos to help you in your spring 23 intake preparation. So make sure that you are subscribed and you press the bell icon so that you don't miss out on these upcoming videos. Next I want to tell you about the detailed preparation plan and the different ways in which you can work with me to prepare for your spring 23 intake visa interview. First we have a seven day program. So this is a very well structured end to end prep that we have for the spring 23 intake. This consists of seven sessions which starts with understanding your profile, understanding the challenges, the key requirements that you have in your profile. Next it goes on to filling your DS160 form. This is followed by a detailed answer structuring session to help you prepare for all the questions that you might be asked in the interview. And post this we have four mock sessions. So these are four really really good mock sessions which are very close to the actual visa interview and will get you 100% ready for the day day. So many of the students have already enrolled for this seven day program for the spring 23 intake and if you too are interested in it, I would highly recommend that you start early to give yourself enough bandwidth for preparation. And the link for the seven day program is in the description box below. Make sure to check it out. The next way that you can prepare with me is the core package. Now this is a shorter version of the seven day program and the core package essentially consists of three sessions. It starts with reviewing your DS160 form. This is followed by a one to one answer structuring session where we will help you structure all the possible answers for all the possible questions that could be asked. And this is followed by a mock session. So if you are short of time and if you want a comprehensive way to prepare for the visa interview, then the core package is for you. And the third way in which you can prepare with me is by taking a single session. Now this single session could either be a one to one answer structuring session or it could also be a mock session. These are 45 minute sessions but they are power packed. We make sure to take all the details of your profile upfront much before the session so that we are completely ready to help you. So all the details are in the description box below. We also have a bunch of free downloads. Now these downloads, these PDFs are going to help you in your preparation. So please make sure to download all of these PDFs and keep them handy. So with this video we have officially kicked off our spring 2023 visa series and the next video in this series is going to be a big one and we have put in a lot of time and effort into this. So for this video we have analyzed over 100 F1 visa interview experiences for the fall intake to give you a cheat code as to how you need to prepare for your visa interview. And here we are going to go into the exact rejection reasons, the exact sentences and words that you need to avoid and of course what are the things that you need to do. So make sure that you subscribe and stay tuned for this video. Meanwhile you can also check out this video. This is a spring 2022 preparation video where a student shares his interview experience and also his exact preparation plan. And I think that Dinesh Varada's experience that is being shared in this video is going to be very beneficial for you. So make sure to check it out. That's all for today. Thank you so much for watching and if you have any more questions feel free to leave them in the comment section below. You can also DM me on Instagram. I am active on Instagram again and I will reply and respond to all your DMs. My Instagram handle is at Shachi.mal. And yeah that's it. Take care. Signing off for now. See you in the next one. Bye.